St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-10-22
POUNDED AGAIN.
EbrroR Sr. TaMMANY FARMER:

EbIroR Sr. TaNMANY FARMER:
On the evening Of the 18th inst.
tho snn est in cloudless sky. Just
NJ this luminary was hi.li.g him.
self behind the Western hills. the
horizon above put on an habiIiment
Of glittering grandeur. presenting
picture to which the most artistic
touch Of the painters pencil would
have done discre,lit. Night drew
apace. gradually disrobing the sky
If her beautiful attire. aud spread.
ing its sable mantle over our little
city. The little birds hal hnsl,ed
their evening lnllabies aud return
ed to their lovely bowers. and had
entered into dren,m!..nd. The noise
Of our busy town hal died away Oh
the evening zsphyrs. Scarcely n
sound could be heard save that of
the signing breezes which nestled
in the tree-tops that stand around
our cosy little Parsonage. All ma
ture had fallen into sweet SUM
b-r This writer had Just seated
himself to pernse bis evening paper.
when faint sound OF footsteps was
heard ut the front gate. Presently
my ear caught the sound of vocal
music. as if coming down on the
moaning winds. In moment more
could be heard those beautiful
words. Open the door for tie
children" uttered in the sweet i.,-
touation Of song by over forty of
Covingtons noble hearted sons aud
daughters. Hearing these words
twice before. under similar circum-
stances. it was not hard to cOmpre-
lsnd their import. SO l told my lit
lie boy to open tie door, and ms he
did SO there came pouring in upon
us A. pretty company Of ladies as
any cou"try can produce. followed
by eight or ten ns gallant aud noble
young men rs the State affords.
Among this noble party were sew
erai ladies aud one big hearted old
brother whose heads are adorned
with silvery threads. but. like one
If old. are still full Of good works.
Next comes several of those who
have attained to msliocrity, tina.
age which max s woman som sthino
grand to look upon. Next appear
ed on the scene twelve or fifteen
blooming beauties" the sight If
which. TO use quaint phrase, is
enough to give young man the
'hutterstion" ri ii.e heart. Now
comes in. ~ have above stated.
eight or ten handsome young men,
the hope of oar country, and who
are deeply interested in their
preachers bodily comforts. And
last. but not least. only in stature,
were several little boys and girls.
They all had parce!si in their hands.
and walked up and deposited them
upon place suitable for the pur-
pose. which in the aggregate male
u heap something smaller than u
sugar hosshsad. One go d sister,
contemplating the necessities of the
outor AS we'll as the inner man,
walked up to me with bundle OF
clothing. as il intending to hand it
to me, when all ut Cnce mp went
her hand with the bundle in it
above her head and then down il
came. giving me rap over the
shoulder that all the INSANITY of
earth would never make me forget.
just at this jnnctnre n gentleman
from behind walked mp. and with
his naked fist. sir, began pounding
me over the back. This being the
third time that I have been treated
in this manner since / have been in
your pleasant little town, Mr.. EDIT
or. is it any wonder that / lave
headed THIS article. '.Pounded
Again ?" 1 will not undertake to
give a list of the different articles
Of food aud clothing these good
people brought us. but will Say
this much. our harder is well enp-
piled and our bodies clad. which
brings forcibly to my mind the
words Of our Savior, "Innsinuch as
We did il to the least Of these, my
brethren. We did it unto me; enter
thou into the joys Of thy Lord"
God bless the good people of
Covin:ton. and when they can do
no more for the Lord and his SER
wants upon earth. may they. with
the myii",ls that have gone up
TIN ough great tribnlation. and are
arrayed in spotless white. aud in
coruscations of glory. shout: "Vic-
tory! Victory! through the blood
Of the Lamb" is tue prayer Of their